# The Atoz Game (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 2, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341 "2025-12-02T22:20:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 27
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**Songs from Musicals** And I Am Telling You I Am Not Going - _Dreamgirls_ Bess, You Is My Woman Now - _Porgy and Bess_ Can’t Help Loving that Man - _Showboat_ December 1963 (Oh What a Night) - _Jersey Boys_ Edelweiss - _The Sound of Music_ Follow Me – _Camelot_ Goodnight, My Someone - _The Music Man_ How to Handle a Woman - _Camelot_ I’d Do Anything - _Oliver!_ Jellicle Cats - _Cats_ King Herod’s Song - _Jesus Christ Superstar_ Love Never Goes Away - _Seven Brides for Seven Brothers_ Molasses to Rum - _1776_ Nice Work if You Can Get It - _Crazy for You_ and _Nice Work if You Can Get It_ Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ - _Oklahoma!_ Popular - _Wicked_ Quartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquility) - _Chess_ Remember - _A Little Night Music_ Spider-Man! - _Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark_ Tomorrow Belongs to Me - _Cabaret_ Un Poco Loco - _Coco: The Musical_ Virginia - _The Civil War_ We Open In Venice - _Kiss Me, Kate_ Xanadu - _Xanadu_ You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught, _South Pacific_ The song, which speaks out against racism, was subject to widespread criticism, judged by some to be too controversial or downright inappropriate for the musical stage, but Rodgers and Hammerstein insisted that it stay in. ---
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**Songs from Musicals** And I Am Telling You I Am Not Going - _Dreamgirls_ Bess, You Is My Woman Now - _Porgy and Bess_ Can’t Help Loving that Man - _Showboat_ December 1963 (Oh What a Night) - _Jersey Boys_ Edelweiss - _The Sound of Music_ Follow Me – _Camelot_ Goodnight, My Someone - _The Music Man_ How to Handle a Woman - _Camelot_ I’d Do Anything - _Oliver!_ Jellicle Cats - _Cats_ King Herod’s Song - _Jesus Christ Superstar_ Love Never Goes Away - _Seven Brides for Seven Brothers_ Molasses to Rum - _1776_ Nice Work if You Can Get It - _Crazy for You_ and _Nice Work if You Can Get It_ Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ - _Oklahoma!_ Popular - _Wicked_ Quartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquility) - _Chess_ Remember - _A Little Night Music_ Spider-Man! - _Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark_ Tomorrow Belongs to Me - _Cabaret_ Un Poco Loco - _Coco: The Musical_ Virginia - _The Civil War_ We Open In Venice - _Kiss Me, Kate_ Xanadu - _Xanadu_ You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught, _South Pacific_ Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart, _Thumbs Up!_ **From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined staff _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard ---
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**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined Bifrost – the rainbow bridge of Asgard Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture ---
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**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. ---
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**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. ---
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**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. Emer - the noble daughter of an Irish Chieftain named Forgall the Clever ---
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**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. Emer - the noble daughter of an Irish Chieftain named Forgall the Clever Freyja - Norse goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and war, among other aspects ---
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**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined staff Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture; Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. Emer - the noble daughter of an Irish Chieftain named Forgall the Clever Freyja - Norse goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and war, among other aspects Grendel - monster of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem _Beowulf_ Housekeeping. ---
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**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined staff Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture; Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. Emer - the noble daughter of an Irish Chieftain named Forgall the Clever Freyja - Norse goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and war, among other aspects Grendel - monster of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem _Beowulf_ Hanwi, mother Moon spirit of the Lakota ---
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**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined staff Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture; Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. Emer - the noble daughter of an Irish Chieftain named Forgall the Clever Freyja - Norse goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and war, among other aspects Grendel - monster of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem _Beowulf_ Hanwi, mother Moon spirit of the Lakota Iris - The Greek goddess of rainbows ---
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**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined staff Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture; Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. Emer - the noble daughter of an Irish Chieftain named Forgall the Clever Freyja - Norse goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and war, among other aspects Grendel - monster of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem _Beowulf_ Hanwi, mother Moon spirit of the Lakota Iris - The Greek goddess of rainbows Jotunheim - the realm of the giants in Norse mythology ---
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**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined staff Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture; Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. Emer - the noble daughter of an Irish Chieftain named Forgall the Clever Freyja - Norse goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and war, among other aspects Grendel - monster of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem _Beowulf_ Hanwi, mother Moon spirit of the Lakota Iris - The Greek goddess of rainbows Jotunheim - the realm of the giants in Norse mythology Kamohoaliʻi - Hawaiian shark god, brother of Pele ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/534 "2026-02-24T19:46:47Z")
**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined staff Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture; Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. Emer - the noble daughter of an Irish Chieftain named Forgall the Clever Freyja - Norse goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and war, among other aspects Grendel - monster of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem _Beowulf_ Hanwi, mother Moon spirit of the Lakota Iris - The Greek goddess of rainbows Jotunheim - the realm of the giants in Norse mythology Kamohoaliʻi - Hawaiian shark god, brother of Pele Lamassu - protective being in Mesopotamian mythology ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/535 "2026-02-24T20:01:02Z")
**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined staff Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture; Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. Emer - the noble daughter of an Irish Chieftain named Forgall the Clever Freyja - Norse goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and war, among other aspects Grendel - monster of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem _Beowulf_ Hanwi, mother Moon spirit of the Lakota Iris - The Greek goddess of rainbows Jotunheim - the realm of the giants in Norse mythology Kamohoaliʻi - Hawaiian shark god, brother of Pele Lamassu - protective being in Mesopotamian mythology Malakas and Maganda - the first man and woman in the indigenous Filipino creation story [Malakas and Maganda: The Mythological Man and Woman From Bamboo - Mythlok](https://mythlok.com/blogs/malakas-at-maganda/) ---
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not in play — I am impressed! I expected the Roman or Greek pantheon, with maybe one or two Eqyptian or Norse deities thrown into the mix … but I am truly gobsmacked! And we’re only halfway through! Carry on. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
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**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined staff Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture; Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. Emer - the noble daughter of an Irish Chieftain named Forgall the Clever Freyja - Norse goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and war, among other aspects Grendel - monster of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem _Beowulf_ Hanwi, mother Moon spirit of the Lakota Iris - The Greek goddess of rainbows Jotunheim - the realm of the giants in Norse mythology Kamohoaliʻi - Hawaiian shark god, brother of Pele Lamassu - protective being in Mesopotamian mythology Malakas and Maganda - the first man and woman in the indigenous Filipino creation story Nienna - Valar, and de facto goddess of pity, mercy and hope in Tolkien’s Middle-earth pantheon ---
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**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined staff Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture; Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. Emer - the noble daughter of an Irish Chieftain named Forgall the Clever Freyja - Norse goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and war, among other aspects Grendel - monster of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem _Beowulf_ Hanwi, mother Moon spirit of the Lakota Iris - The Greek goddess of rainbows Jotunheim - the realm of the giants in Norse mythology Kamohoaliʻi - Hawaiian shark god, brother of Pele Lamassu - protective being in Mesopotamian mythology Malakas and Maganda - the first man and woman in the indigenous Filipino creation story Nienna - Valar, and de facto goddess of pity, mercy and hope in Tolkien’s Middle-earth pantheon Odomankoma - West African creator god ---
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**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined staff Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture; Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. Emer - the noble daughter of an Irish Chieftain named Forgall the Clever Freyja - Norse goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and war, among other aspects Grendel - monster of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem _Beowulf_ Hanwi, mother Moon spirit of the Lakota Iris - The Greek goddess of rainbows Jotunheim - the realm of the giants in Norse mythology Kamohoaliʻi - Hawaiian shark god, brother of Pele Lamassu - protective being in Mesopotamian mythology Malakas and Maganda - the first man and woman in the indigenous Filipino creation story Nienna - Valar, and de facto goddess of pity, mercy and hope in Tolkien’s Middle-earth pantheon Odomankoma - West African creator god Prometheus - Titan from Greek myth who gave humanity fire, but at a terrible cost ---
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**From Mythology** Asclepius – Greek god of healing and medicine, and source of the serpent-entwined staff Bifrost - the rainbow bridge of Asgard Ceres – Roman goddess of agriculture; Cerberus - AKA The Hound of Hades - a three-headed dog whose capture was the Twelfth Labor of Hercules. Dionysus - The Greek god of wine, winemaking, grape cultivation, theater, fertility, and ritual madness. Emer - the noble daughter of an Irish Chieftain named Forgall the Clever Freyja - Norse goddess of love, beauty, sex, fertility, and war, among other aspects Grendel - monster of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem _Beowulf_ Hanwi, mother Moon spirit of the Lakota Iris - The Greek goddess of rainbows Jotunheim - the realm of the giants in Norse mythology Kamohoaliʻi - Hawaiian shark god, brother of Pele Lamassu - protective being in Mesopotamian mythology Malakas and Maganda - the first man and woman in the indigenous Filipino creation story Nienna - Valar, and de facto goddess of pity, mercy and hope in Tolkien’s Middle-earth pantheon Odomankoma - West African creator god Prometheus - Titan from Greek myth who gave humanity fire, but at a terrible cost Questing Beast - a chimerical creature which appears in various Arthurian legends; it was the subject of a number of quests by various knights, particularly King Pellinore and his family [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341.md?page=26) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341.md?page=28)